Mayweather and Clooney lead the world's highest paid artists

LOS ANGELES – American boxer Floyd Mayweather was named the world's highest-paid artist Monday on a list that saw actor George Clooney take second place with the highest annual salary of his career.

Reality star Kylie Jenner, 20, is third on the annual Forbes Celebrity 100 list, thanks largely to her burgeoning cosmetics line that Forbes says is the youngest self-taught billionaire in the US . ] Forbes compiled its 2018 list estimating pre-tax profits from June 2017 to June 2018, before deducting fees for managers, based on data from Nielsen, Pollstar, the IMDB database, and interviews with industry experts and celebrities [19659003Mayweatherarecolts285milliondollarscurrentlyfromtheperiodthroughsthecontrastofthechampionofmixedmartialartsConorMcGregorenaout2017

Clooney, the Oscar-winning star, earned $ 239 million after selling the Casamigos tequila company. Forbes said the sale gave Clooney the best annual income from his 35-year career in film and television

. On its Celebrity 100 list of 2018, it has accumulated $ 6.3 billion before taxes, up 22% from last year 's list. Among the biggest winners are celebrities who take advantage of their brands through parallel businesses and their presence on social networks.

"There has never been a more lucrative period than now, with 11 superstars earning $ 100 million last year. Zack O" Malley Greenburg, senior entertainment publisher at Forbes, said in a release

"Artists have found all kinds of new ways to monetize their audience, especially with the help of social media," he added. ] Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson nearly doubled its gains over the previous year to land in 5th place with an estimated $ 124 million profit. Forbes said the earnings of the flagship "Jumanji" and "Fast and Furious" were the biggest gains related to the action he had recorded in 20 years.

The best support of last year's list, the musician Sean Diddy Combs, 32 on the current list. His winnings on the 2017 list have been swollen by a tour and the sale of part of his clothing line Sean John

Musicians and athletes are coming out well, with Irish band U2 British band Coldplay and British singer Ed Sheeran. The top 10. Football players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have also earned more than $ 100 million, Forbes said.